Solar eclipse, Lunar eclipse, Earth

Exploring the different types of eclipses - solar and lunar. Solar eclipses occur when the Moon obstructs the Sun's light, causing darkness during the day and happening about every year and a half. Lunar eclipses occur when Earth blocks the Sun's light from hitting the Moon, causing the Moon to fade away and are more common, visible to more people. The key difference lies in the darkening of the Sun in a solar eclipse and the darkening of the Moon in a lunar eclipse.